Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Poinsettia Bowl key for Frogs

It only took seven weeks, but the Frogs are back in the top 25. After overwhelming the last three opponents they faced at home, the Frogs sqeeked in to the rankings at Nos. 24 and 25. TCU pounded Air Force on Saturday 38-14, ending the regular season with only two losses. The only home loss came to conference chapion BYU. When no one sees your games, you can win seven straight under the radar.

The Dec. 19 Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego is crucial for TCU as it hopes to build momentum for the future. Conference games that are on TV will continue to be shown on networks viewers don't even know they have. So with ESPN2 broadcasting the game, people across the country will see what Frog fans figured out a few weeks ago: This is a better team than the one that beat Texas Tech in September to move to No. 15 in the country. The offense is clicking, and the defense is as stingy as it has been all season.

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